DEXTER, Mo. -- Larry Wayne Plunkett Sr., 69, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at his residence in Poplar Bluff.
The son of the late Paul Lee Plunkett and Alta Duvall Plunkett, he was born Nov. 21, 1947, in Kennett.
Mr. Plunkett was a retired member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. After his retirement, he ran in a special election for sheriff of Wayne County and won, serving a two-year term. He also was elected successfully a second time to fill his own four-year term.
He was a member of the Fellowship General Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, the Missouri Association of State Troopers Emergency Relief Society (The MASTERS), Missouri Sheriffs Association, Missouri State Troopers Association and National Rifle Association.
A former Mason, he was appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt to serve as a commissioner for the Missouri Gaming Commission.
He is survived by two sons, Larry Plunkett Jr. and wife, Angie, of Eugene, Mo., and Terry Plunkett and wife, Jill, of Hurst, Texas; two daughters, Julie Coleman and husband, Nathan, of Poplar Bluff and Whitney Limanen and husband, Eric, of Williamsville; two brothers, Carroll "Lee" Plunkett of Jacksonville, Ill., and Richard D. Plunkett of Williamsville; three sisters, Frances E. Plunkett of Poplar Bluff, Mildred Nasby of St. Louis, and Amanda Stoner of Poplar Bluff, and nine grandchildren: Lauren Plunkett, Lane Plunkett, Zack Plunkett, Grant Plunkett, Hays Coleman, Ethan Tinnin, Miles Coleman, Elijah Kae Limanen and baby Limanen arriving later this year.
His parents and one brother, Paul Plunkett, preceded him in death.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Byron Beck officiating.
Burial, with Missouri State Highway Patrol honors, will be at the Sycamore Cemetery near Pyletown.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests all memorials be made to the 18 Fire Life c/o Scott Kruse, 705 Laurie Circle, Dexter, Mo., 63841 or the Church Apartment Ministry at www.churchapartmentministry.org. Envelopes will be provided at the Funeral Home.
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